Caddy



Jan. 2a, 1929.

l Q Hmmm' "in A. s. ETHRIDGE I cADDY Filed June` 7. 192K 71114 l IIIA MMf M AmoRNEx/s'.'

Patented Jan. 29, v1929.v

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ALBERT S. ETHRIDGE, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCON, ASIGNOR TO HUMMEL & DOWN- INGCO.,'OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCQNSIN.

CAIDZDY.

Appiioaiop med June v,

This invention relates to improvements in paper caddies or boxes. y

lt is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a caddy andits cover so constructed that in placing the cover in position upon thecaddy it will be automatically locked in position.

A further object of the invention is to provide 'a caddy in which itscover ma be easily unlocked to permit removal of sai cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide a caddy in which thelocking means is formed from the paper material forming parts of thecaddy and cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide -a caddy of thecollapsible or knockdown form in which the bottom portionsv of thecaddyare sha ed'to interlock in a very simple manner to orm a tight` closure.

'A further object of the invention .is to provide a caddy which is ofsimple construction, strong andfdurable and inexpensive to manu,-facture, and well adapted for the purpose described. L

`With the above and other objects in view., the invention consists ofthe improved caddy and its parts and combinations, as set forth in theclaims andfall. equivalents thereof.

1n the accompanying drawing, in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig.' 'l is a .Vertical sectional -view of the complete caddy and itscover;

Fig. 2 is a bot-tom view of the caddy, a partv broken away to showinterior construction; Fig. 3 is an outer^side lview, of the blank fromwhich the cadd Ais formed;

Fig. 4 is a sectional'detail view on a larger scale of one 'of thelocking portions of the caddy and cover; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view on a larger scale taken on line 5-5 ofFig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 8 indicates a caddy or box whichis formed ofA a single piece of paper,l ast'eboard, cardboard or another suita le material, `and comprises si e portions 9, 10, 11 'and 12,bot-v tom portions 13, 14, 15 and .16, and upper Hanges 17, 18, 19 and.Theside portion 12 is also provided with an attaching flange 21 foroverlapping-connection with the side edge of side 9by staples 22. Theside and bottom portions and the upper flanges are y separated by score'or creaselines 23, 24 and 25 to permit easy folding and collapsing of1926-. seriaiNo. 114,156.

the caddy. The bottom portion 13 is folded inwardly and the bottomportions 14 and 16 are then folded toward each other and `overlap thepart 13, and the bottoml portion 15 on the part 15 and interlock theparts toy gether, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The upper parts of theside portions 1Q and 12 have U-shaped `cuts 28 extending therethrough toform locking tongues 29 which form part of the flanges 18 and 20 andproject outwardly from the sides of the side orltions`10 and 12 when thetop flanges 18 an 20 are folded inwardly. 'Y

A. cover 30 also formed of a single piece of material, similar to thecaddy material, is provided, with side anges 31 and 32 which extendaround the upper portions of the caddy when the cover 1s placed on thebox. The opposite side flanges 31 are of double .thickness and the innerupturned flange portions 33 form shoulders 34 Qve'r which the lockingtongues 29 snap'and lock the cover to the caddy,l as clearly shown inFig. 4. To

" unlock the cover, it is only necessary .to press inwardly on thesides`10 and 12, and then up- Wardly onthe cover to disengage the tonguesfrom the shoulders, andthe cover may then be easily removed. As theloclrin .tongues form continuations of the upperanges 18 andQ/O, thesaid anges canswing upwardly to permit the downwardmovement of.. thetongues in placing the cover on Athe caddy, and in moving to positionvon the caddy, the cover will press downwardly on said flanges upwardlyabove thetshou'lders 34. y.

Before use, the'caddy will occupy but a 18 and 20 and swing the lockingtongues 28 minimum`amount of space as the bottom portions-canbe easilyun ooked 'and the caddy then flattened to the thickness of the materialof which it is made.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the caddy and itscover are of very simple construction, and are well adapted forA .theurpose described. l

at I claim as my invention is: 1. A caddy, comprising a sheet 0fmaterial 'folded to form a caddy member with an open flanges having`outwardly projecting' locking tongues which extend in the same planeas.

lend provided with inturned flanges, opposite .10 ed with. outwardlyprojectingv i the anges, and-a anged cover closing the open end andhaving inner upwardly extending lange portions forming shoulders whichare lookingly engaged by the lower side portions of the tongues.

2. A caddy, comprising a sheet of material folded into yrectangularlshape to form' a l caddy member with an open end, said open end portionhaving inturned flanges providlocking tono'ues -out out from theopposite side por.-4

tions of the caddy member and extending in the same plane as the anges,and a flanged cover closing the nopen end and having inner upwardlyextending flange portions forming shoulders which are loekingly engagedby the lower side port-ions of the tongues.

In testimony whereof, I aiiiX my signature.

ALBERT S. ETHRIDGE.

